Abuja, Nigeria – AFP Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike for lower-paid workers, cheap gas-powered public transport and more social security for the poor to help offset the impact of his economic reforms. Speaking in a national broadcast to mark Nigeria’s 63rd independence da...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least 10 people were killed in an attack carried out by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria, a report said Sunday. Members of the terrorist organization attacked workers in fields in the Mafa local government area of Borno state, said the Punch newspaper. Nine other people were abducted. Boko Haram, […]...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – Four people were killed and 18 others kidnapped during an attack by bandits in Giyawa village in northwestern Nigeria’s Sokoto state, police said Thursday. Ahmed Rufai, the state police command’s spokesman, said the assailants also carted away valuables including livestock. He said seven of those abducted later...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – A court in Nigeria has rejected a request by the country’s main opposition parties to nullify the victory of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in February’s presidential election. The Presidential Election Petition Court in a judgement announced Wednesday in the capital Abuja said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Par...
Niamey, Niger – AFP Niger’s military-appointed prime minister on Monday said he saw hopes of a deal “in the coming days” with the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has threatened to use force to restore civilian rule after a coup in July. He also said that “contacts” were underway over a “very swift̶...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – At least 23 Boko Haram members were killed Saturday in operations against the group in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria. Maj. Gen. Edward Buba, director of defense media operations, said in a statement that the army continues operations against the group in Borno. Buba said 23 terrorists were killed but many [&he...
Tripoli, Libya – AFP Libyan authorities on Monday repatriated 161 Nigerians, officials said, part of a UN-backed voluntary return scheme as some North African countries see a spike in irregular migration. The group, including 75 women and six children, received food and drinks from International Organization for Migration staff at Mitiga...
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – A delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met Saturday with the ousted President of Niger Mohammed Bazoum in a new diplomatic push to tackle the crisis. Former Nigerian head of state, Abdulsalami Abubakar, said the delegation held talks with Bazoum in the Nigerien capital of Niamey...
Accra, Ghana – AFP West African military chiefs said on Friday they were ready for an armed intervention in Niger after a coup ousted President Mohamed Bazoum last month, but a diplomatic mission was possible over the weekend to keep talks open. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has agreed to activate a […]
